Some 74 per cent of people in the UK with debt worries think it is damaging their mental health.
Research by Citizens Advice has highlighted the sc…
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There has been a steady increase in the number of people turning to Individual Voluntary Arrangements (I…
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New consumer minister Jo Swinson has said she is disappointed to hear that The Co-operative Bank is withdrawing its basic bank accounts for undischarg…
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When statistics are used to quantify the financial problems people face, they are often listed not just as nationwide figures, but on a geographical b…
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Personal insolvencies may have fallen in the UK, but that does not give a full picture of the debt management problems consumers face.
This is the …
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Consumers who suffer insolvency are still more likely to opt for an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) than bankruptcy, new data has shown.
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Consumers struggling with debt should contact their banks as soon as possible, a mortgage expert has said.
Dominik Lipnicki, director of …
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The people most likely to need a debt management plan or an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) may be those who have tried to ignore their worseni…
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